Because there is not one educational philosophy that public school systems all subscribe to, teachers each design their classrooms and learning activities based on their own views of teaching, learning, and school. Thinking about your teaching philosophy allows you to question ideas about teaching and learning that you may otherwise have considered "common sense." This assignment is meant to provide a opportunity to "try out" your teaching philosophy in a realistic setting: Meeting the parents of your students at Back To School night. Your reading about the philosophical bases of teacher-centered and student-centered teaching may help you think through how you will teach and justify this approach to parents.
Imagine that you have just started your dream teaching job, and Back To School Night is scheduled in two weeks. Back To School Night is an evening where parents get to "attend class" in their child's classroom to meet the teacher and get a feel for what their child experiences each day. Each teacher is expected to meet and interact with the parents for about fifteen minutes. You need to decide what will occur during this time.
Dream Job:
Grade Level:
School Description:
Subject (If High or Middle School):
1. What questions and concerns do you think parents will have?
2. What do you want parents to know about how you think students learn?
3. What do you want parents to understand about your approach to teaching?
4. What do you expect of their children as students? Why?
5. What is your policy concerning classroom behavior? How do you justify this approach?
6. What is your policy concerning homework? How do you justify this approach?
There are no wrong answers to these questions. If you would like 5 pts extra credit on the participation portion of your grade, you can post your answers on the wikispace using the EDC 102 Back To School Night template.
Back To School Night
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Because there is not one educational philosophy that public school systems all subscribe to, teachers each design their classrooms and learning activities based on their own views of teaching, learning, and school. Thinking about your teaching philosophy allows you to question ideas about teaching and learning that you may otherwise have considered "common sense." This assignment is meant to provide a opportunity to "try out" your teaching philosophy in a realistic setting: Meeting the parents of your students at Back To School night. Your reading about the philosophical bases of teacher-centered and student-centered teaching may help you think through how you will teach and justify this approach to parents.
Imagine that you have just started your dream teaching job, and Back To School Night is scheduled in two weeks. Back To School Night is an evening where parents get to "attend class" in their child's classroom to meet the teacher and get a feel for what their child experiences each day. Each teacher is expected to meet and interact with the parents for about fifteen minutes. You need to decide what will occur during this time.
Dream Job:
Grade Level:
School Description:
Subject (If High or Middle School):
1. What questions and concerns do you think parents will have?
2. What do you want parents to know about how you think students learn?
3. What do you want parents to understand about your approach to teaching?
4. What do you expect of their children as students? Why?
5. What is your policy concerning classroom behavior? How do you justify this approach?
6. What is your policy concerning homework? How do you justify this approach?
There are no wrong answers to these questions. If you would like 5 pts extra credit on the participation portion of your grade, you can post your answers on the wikispace using the EDC 102 Back To School Night template.